The one mentioned in the Book of Exodus is agricultural in nature " Feast of Ingathering at the year's end " ( ) and marks the end of the harvest time and thus of the agricultural year in the Land of Israel.
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As self-styled " Christian Zionists, " the 250 community members seek to keep Israelis safe from harm to aid what they believe is the unfolding of biblical prophecy _ the ingathering of Jews in the Holy Land before the second coming of Christ.
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According to Maimonides, of all the assignments attributed to the messiah, the Torah attested to one : " then, the Lord, your God, will bring back your exiles ", the ingathering of the exiles of Israel, a " Kibbutz Galuyot ".
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Kwanzaa is based on African harvest celebrations, principally those of Southeastern Africa, which have in common the elements of the ingathering or harvesting of people ( the fruit or product of the nation ), reverence for the creator and creation, commemoration of the past and recommitment to moral, spiritual and cultural ideals.
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When critics assail the World Economic Forum as an ingathering of tycoons and rulers, what they imagine is probably not Jack Greenberg, the fatherly chairman and CEO of McDonald's, sitting alongside Amr Moussa, the often strident secretary general of the League of Arab States, debating the sources of global anger.
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Sukkot's agricultural origin is evident from the name " The Feast of Ingathering, " from the ceremonies accompanying it, and from the season and occasion of its celebration : " At the end of the year when you gather in your labors out of the field "; It was a thanksgiving for the fruit harvest.
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Israel's independence meant that the priorities of the Zionist movement shifted from securing a safe territorial base for Jewish immigrants ( many of whom were refugees of European persecution ), to building viable Jewish communities of the newly created sovereign state and'the ingathering and assimilation of exiles'( " mizug galuyot " ).
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On Rosh Hashanah and other full holidays ( Day of Atonement, Ingathering of the harvest ( Sukkot ), Passover and the Feast of Weeks Pentecost ) a single Priest perfected two sacrifices in honor of the full holiday, ( Note that festivals such as Hanukah and Purim, are not considered full holidays requiring an extra sacrifice ).
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"We believe that God gave this land to the Jews, and that their ingathering here will bring about the return of our Lord, and that that time is at hand, " said Geraldine Kendall, 69, of Tampa, Fla ., as she prepared for the final prayer vigil lastnight to mark the end of the feast.
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In the early years of the state of Israel, the term " melting pot " ( ??? ????? ), also known as " Ingathering of the Exiles " ( ????? ?????? ), was not a description of a process, but an official governmental doctrine of assimilating the Jewish immigrants that originally came from varying cultures ( see Jewish ethnic divisions ).
